The Company. Our core Values. Our Beliefs.

ISO Standards Implementation, Quality Management Systems

About Almir Business Ltd.

Almir started in 1994. And, we’ve been on an amazing journey ever since. From our beginnings as a quality management and consulting company to launching the first version of our flagship QMS, Almir Live, in 2012 we’ve stayed true to our belief that there is a smart way to manage quality.

Our founder, Dick Whelan, has shaped Almir Business Ltd. to being a leading provider of consultancy and training solutions covering a range of business improvement activities.

No where is this represented more that in Almir Live. Our quality management and compliance software will save you time and increase your quality management projects with live data and tools that generate actionable steps.

Our primary consultancy focus is ISO standards implementation including Lean Six Sigma. And, Almir serves domestic as well as international customers through on-site and off-site means of service delivery

As a multidisciplinary management consultancy company, we have been providing solutions for more than 20 years. We are passionate about maintaining high levels of quality, client satisfaction and professionalism. Our team specializes in providing solutions that give you a competitive edge, and contribute to the development and continued prosperity of your own business.

Almir Business is certified to ISO 27001 Information Security Management System. This ensures that our internal systems and client management processes are structured, controlled and providing any ongoing basis for continual review and improvement.

We are a registered Consultancy Practice with the IMCA (Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers) and are approved providers to a number of certification bodies (including BSI, NASI (Ireland), NQA, NSAI Inc), Enterprise Ireland, Shannon Development, Fáilte Ireland and County Enterprise Boards.

Our consultants hold professional qualifications from IRCA (International Register of Certificated Auditors) and are registered CMC Certified Management Consultants (CMC) and members of the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisors (IMCA).

Academic Partners

LERO (the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, University of Limerick)

Almir Business Ltd is also a participating partner on a current Science Foundation of Ireland funded project.

Enterprise Research Centre, University of Limerick

Centre of Environmental Research, University of Limerick

The Innovation Centre Institute of Technology, Sligo

Kauffman Entrepreneurial Foundation, Kansas City, US

Computing & Engineering faculty University of Ulster School of Computing and Mathematics

Centre for Sustainable Technologies University of Ulster

The Innovation in Business Centre, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)

We owe a huge thank you to our community of customers for joining us on this twenty-two year journey. And, we hope that you’ll continue to be a part of our story.

Company History

2015

Dick Whelan selected as a National Delegate to the Global ISO9001:2015 Technical Committee, 176

2011

2010

Almir Business was appointed to Enterprise Ireland Lean Business Experts Panel. Certified to ISO 27001 Information Security management systems. Obtained license from the Kauffman Foundation for FastTrac entrepreneurial training products.

2009

Almir Business implemented our first ISO 13485 Medical Devices management system, followed by our first AS 9100 Aerospace management system

2008

Provided accredited training to over 800 renewable energy installers and building energy rating training. Developed and conducted Waste Energy audits with over 20 SMEs based in the Shannon region under EPAs Cleaner Green Production Programme Launched and registered over 20 companies to greenerbusiness.ie website and resource efficiency tools in the Midwest on behalf of the EPA.

2007

The firm gained ETAC accreditation, and moved to new offices in Limerick. Implemented first ISO 9001 QMS in the US and provision of Lean consultancy. Awarded PR network of the year under the Accel TNP